Variable expression of sexually mosaic plumage in female lesser kestrels

Condor

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 643-644

  Tella, José L ^a   Donázar, José A ^a   Hiraldo, Fernando ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Falco naumanni; Lesser Kestrel; plumage coloration

Indexed keywords

FALCO NAUMANNI;

EID: 0029802132     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369580     Document Type: Article

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